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  • The Roaster!
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    The Wild Roaster

    June 30, 2019 /

    One recent afternoon, I spent time with Kaye, owner of the coffee shop “The Wild Roaster” In Deerfield, IL.  This little coffee shop is within the local train station (an actual coffee shop, not just a kiosk), and she roasts the beans right there in the store.  When I asked if she could show and teach me a little about roasting coffee beans, she invited me to see the process in action! Relatively speaking, her roaster is a small one, but for now it is doing the job.  One of the benefits of this, though, is that you know that the beans you are enjoying from The Wild Roaster were…

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